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Saint-Genis-Laval
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Saint-Genis-Laval () is a commune in the metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
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Saint-Genis-Laval is a commune in France, situated within the Metropolis of Lyon, Urban Community of Lyon, Arrondissement of Lyon, and the Rhône department. It serves as the capital of the canton of Saint-Genis-Laval. The town has an area of 12.92 square kilometers and an elevation of 302 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 69230.
The population of Saint-Genis-Laval is 22,104, comprising 10,104 males and 11,113 females. The commune shares borders with Oullins, Brignais, Chaponost, and Charly. It is twinned with Pontassieve and Cirencester. The official name of the place is also listed as Genis-le-Patriote.
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- Locality
- Saint-Genis-Laval
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 20,883
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Saint-Genis-Laval
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- CastleSaintGenisLaval.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The « château de La Tour »
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Saint-Genis-Laval (69).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lyon
- French commune.INSEE
- 69204
- French commune.postal code
- 69230
- French commune.mayor
- Marylène Millet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 270
- French commune.elevation min m
- 169
- French commune.elevation max m
- 307
- French commune.area km2
- 12.92
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Genis-le-Patriote
- Country
- France
- Population
- 21212
- Area
- 12.92
- Elevation
- 236
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Saint-Genis-Laval
- Shares border with
- Oullins-Pierre-Bénite
- Official website
- www.saintgenislaval.fr
- Image
- CastleSaintGenisLaval.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Cirencester
- Commons category
- Saint-Genis-Laval
- postal code
- 69230
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint-Genis-Laval
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Saint-Genis-Laval
- male population
- 10104
- female population
- 11113
- P8168
- natural rubber
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-78-86-82-00
- fax number
- +33-4-78-86-82-49
- P12749
- Beniamino Gigli
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Population
- See also
- References
Saint-Genis-Laval () is a commune in the metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
The Lyon Observatory is located in this commune.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Genis-Laval” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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